What is a Thylacine?
Postcard of Tasmanian Marsupial Wolf. Hobart Zoo c. 1928 (G.P. Whitley Papers Australian Museum Archives)
The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, dog-headed pouched-dog) is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct. It was the only member of the family Thylacinidae to survive into modern times. It is also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf.
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